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For Sale

March 15, 2004

Genuine Spanish Army-issue rifle. Never fired. Only dropped once. Send inquiries. </joke>

Bad start for Ol’ George… The Agonist–Breaking, Balanced News From Around The Globe WASHINGTON – President Bush’s day-old campaign commercials drew sharp criticism Thursday from relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and a firefighters union with ties to Democratic rival John Kerry demanded they be pulled from the air. Again, … Continue reading Bad start

My own cliché

February 27, 2004

Somebody once told me that the last people who were fair game for being badmouthed were those of us who are not morning people. I work best at night, and now that my son is old enough to drive himself to school (hey, he says he goes there), I don’t have to be up at … Continue reading My own cliché

Basho on Poetry

February 20, 2004

Poetry is a fireplace in summer or a fan in winter. One need not be a haikai poet, but if someone doesn’t live inside ordinary life and understand ordinary feelings, he’s not likely to be a poet. [These come from Learn from the Pine, by Basho, included in Robert Hass’s Essential Haiku. I think I’ll … Continue reading Basho on Poetry